SPECIAL TOPICS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Spring 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Contextualize a nuanced understanding of the selected topic within Scandinavian Studies, including its historical background, cultural significance, and scholarly debates. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Analyze and critique secondary literature related to the special topic, identifying key arguments, methodologies, and areas of contention in the field. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Design and carry out independent research projects that make effective use of primary sources, bibliographic tools, and theoretical frameworks relevant to Scandinavian Studies. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Connect the special topic to broader issues across literature, history, politics, language, or cultural studies, considering Scandinavian contexts alongside global perspectives. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Articulate complex ideas clearly in written and oral form, integrating primary. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Produce well-researched scholarly work that integrates primary materials with critical analysis and secondary scholarship. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Contextualize a nuanced understanding of the selected topic within Scandinavian Studies, including its historical background, cultural significance, and scholarly debates. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Analyze and critique secondary literature related to the special topic, identifying key arguments, methodologies, and areas of contention in the field. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Design and carry out independent research projects that make effective use of primary sources, bibliographic tools, and theoretical frameworks relevant to Scandinavian Studies. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Connect the special topic to broader issues across literature, history, politics, language, or cultural studies, considering Scandinavian contexts alongside global perspectives. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Articulate complex ideas clearly in written and oral form, integrating primary. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Produce well-researched scholarly work that integrates primary materials with critical analysis and secondary scholarship. Audience: Graduate